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Issue 117

Documentaries in the Age of the Apocalypse

by Justine Smith
June 26, 2023
Essays/Features

Embracing the paradox of destruction and rebirth, apocalyptic documentaries like Lessons of Darkness, Leviathan, and Sleep Has Her House explore humanity’s impact on the earth.

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Women on the Road and Behind the Camera

by Vivian Belik
June 19, 2023
Essays/Features

Road movies directed by women display a sense of curiosity in what is traditionally one of cinema's more male-dominated genres.

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Disrupting Canadian Myths

by Laurence Butet-Roch
May 31, 2023
Photography

Deanna Bowen's installationBlack Drones in the Hive reveals Canada's racist past.

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I Ink, Therefore I Am

by Liam Lacey
February 27, 2023
Features

In The Colour of Ink, Brian D. Johnson profiles artisanal ink-maker Jason Logan and his creative process of foraging for colours worldwide.

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The Ever Deadly Tanya Tagaq

by Judy Wolfe
January 6, 2023
Features

Ever Deadly is a collaborative profile of Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq.

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Black Screen Office’s ‘Being Seen’ Directives Are a Roadmap for Change

by Courtney Small
December 19, 2022
Industry

Launched in 2022, Being Seen is an industry guide from the Black Screen Office to facilitate authentic storytelling in Canada's screen sector.

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The New Realities: RIDM Turns 25

by Matthew Hays
November 18, 2022
Features/RIDM

Highlights from the 25th edition of RIDM include Jouvencelles/Bloom, Herbaria, Inner Lines, Way Out Ahead of Us, Chaylla.

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Terence Macartney-Filgate: A True Professional

by Marc Glassman
November 4, 2022
Features

Remembering filmmaker Terence Macartney-Filgate, the man behind films such as The Back-breaking Leaf and The Days Before Christmas, and a formative member of the direct cinema movement.

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Policy Matters: Outage and Outrage in a Colluded Market

by Barri Cohen
October 24, 2022
Industry

Canada's wireless service, governed by the Rogers-Bell-Telus troika, is the laughing stock of the world with high costs and bad service.

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Dear Jackie Is a Love Letter to Montreal’s Little Burgundy

by Dina Lobo
October 12, 2022
Features

Dear Jackie pays tribute to Black Montrealers with the story of baseball player Jackie Robinson as a hook to explore the community of Little Burgundy.

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